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On April 14, 2015, Congress repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) permanently eliminates SGR and provides positive annual payment updates lasting through 2019. Since MACRA significantly changes the way Medicare pays physicians, we have developed a MACRA Resource Page to help educate neurosurgeons about this topic. In addition to our efforts on MACRA, the Coding and Reimbursement Committee is actively involved in bringing or reviewing new or revised CPT codes, is a strong advocate for appropriate valuation of neurosurgical services and neurosurgery’s Rapid Response Team works tirelessly to ensure that third party payors cover necessary neurosurgical services.

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AANS and CNS Join AMA in Sending Comments to CMS Regarding MACRA RFI

Published: November 17, 2015
Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt: Thank you for the opportunity to provide input to the Request for Information (RFI) regarding theimplementation of Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and Merit-Based Incentive Programs (MIPS)under […]
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Neurosurgeons Commend Senate for Passing Historic Medicare Legislation

Published: April 14, 2015
Neurosurgeons Commend Senate for Passing Historic Medicare LegislationCongress Finally Sends Medicare’s Flawed Physician Payment System to the Trash Heap Washington, DC – The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and […]
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AANS and CNS Join 750 Organizations in Calling for Repeal of SGR

Published: March 16, 2015
Dear Speaker Boehner: The undersigned state and national medical associations strongly urge you to repeal the failedMedicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula before the expiration of the current paymentpatch. During […]
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AANS and CNS Send Letter to CMS Concerning ICD-10 implementation

Published: March 4, 2015
Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt: The undersigned organizations are writing to you concerning the agency’s implementation plansfor moving to ICD-10, a code set named under the Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act […]
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Global Surgery Talking Points

Published: February 12, 2015
GLOBAL SURGICAL CODES Legislative Request Regarding Transition of 10- and 90-day Global Codes Request: Congress should rescind the policy in the 2015 Final Medicare Physician Fee ScheduleRule to transition 10– […]
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Summary of the 2014 Medicare Provider Enrollment Final

Published: January 1, 2015
Background On Friday, December 5, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule onMedicare provider enrollment requirements. The provisions of the final rule, Requirements for […]
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Neurosurgery Urges CMS to Ban Step Therapy

Published: February 13, 2013
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure AdministratorCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244-1850 Via Electronic Delivery Re: Step Therapy for Part B Drugs in […]
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